Black Hornet 3
Nano reconnaissance helicopter with a distinct third-generation sensor and performance baseline.
- Country / region
- Norway
- Programme status
- Supplier-reported status
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Teledyne FLIR / Prox Dynamics lineage
- Origin / production countries
- Norway
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Black Hornet 3 / PRS; earlier PD-100 and Black Hornet 4 distinct
- Operators / programme customers
- Not identified in reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Nano helicopter
Black Hornet 3 aircraft.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 168 mm length; 123 mm rotor diameter
Manufacturer sheet.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Less than 33 g
Air vehicle, not complete PRS.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Up to 25 minutes
Supplier maximum.
Source ↗ - Range
- Up to 2 km communications reach
Link range, not total flight distance.
Source ↗ - Speed
- Up to 6 m/s
Supplier ground-speed value.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Daylight and thermal imaging
Third-generation payload.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
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